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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform

Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform, Tax Reform
Schrader on Deficit Inflating Tax Bill: “It’s a Sorry Time in America.”

After taking to the House floor week after week this fall to call for a bipartisan process and a deficit neutral bill, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) issued the following statement on final passage...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Schrader Votes Against Short Term Spending Bill, Calls for DACA and CHIP Votes

Congressman Kurt Schrader voted today against just another patch to government funding that will fund the federal government for only two weeks. Funding was previously slated to run out at 11:59pm ton...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform, Small Business
Schrader Votes Against Partisan, Deficit Inflating Tax Bill

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today issued the following statement after voting against the Republican tax bill. The bill, which was written behind closed doors, and has not received any bipartisa...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Ahead of Budget Uncertainty, Schrader Introduces Bills to Limit Members' Pay

This week, Congressman Kurt Schrader re-introduced his Hold Congress Accountable Act (H.R.1794), which would reduce the salary of Members of Congress in the event of a government shutdown for as long ...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform, Health Care
Schrader Calls for CBO Score on Republican Repeal Bill

Today during the Energy and Commerce markup of the Republican Repeal Bill, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) attempted a motion to delay the markup until a CBO score on the bill is released. The motion...

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H.R.1326
Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

The Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act would declassify the entirety of a report from the Pentagon which revealed $125 billion in administrative waste. The Pentagon comm...

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Budget, Deficit Reduction & Fiscal Reform
Schrader Urges Stronger Oversight of National Debt

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) supported H.R. 3442, the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act, a bill that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress on the Administration...

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